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The last time West Virginia went this far in the NCAA Tournament, Jerry West was a Mountaineer.
Kevin Pittsnogle and his unheralded teammates spoiled Bobby Knight's return to the round of 16, beating Texas Tech 65-60 Thursday night to move within one win of a surprising trip to the Final Four.
Pittsnogle scored 22 points, including a pair of clutch free throws with 17.2 seconds left to send the seventh-seeded Mountaineers (24-10) to Saturday's regional final against Rick Pitino's fourth-seeded Louisville Cardinals (32-4)

West Virginia, a former bubble team and No. 8 seed in the Big East tournament, added another dramatic win to its best run in the NCAA Tournament since 1959, when West and the Mountaineers lost the national title game 71-70 to California.
Pittsnogle, a muscular, tattooed 6-foot-11 forward who shoots and handles like a guard, carried the Mountaineers down the stretch. His 3-pointer with 6:10 left put West Virginia ahead to stay at 56-53.

West Virginia University's Kevin Pittsnogle scored a game-high 22 points against Texas Tech last night, nine of them in the final 8:38 when West Virginia overtook Red Raiders to win 65-60. The victory puts the Mountaineers in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1959.

Since being inserted into the starting lineup in early February, Kevin Pittsnogle has been the catalyst for West Virginia, leading the Mountaineers on their late-season tear that got them into the NCAA tournament. It was only fitting then that Pittsnogle was the driving force for the Mountaineers in their 65-60 victory against Texas Tech last night in an NCAA regional semifinal game at The Pit.
Pittsnogle scored a game-high 22 points, nine of them in the final 8:38 when West Virginia overtook the Red Raiders. The victory puts the Mountaineers in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1959.
"I've overused this word thrilled the last few weeks, but that's the best way to describe how we're feeling," West Virginia coach John Beilein said.

As a young man with aspirations of becoming a big-time college basketball coach, John Beilein was inspired by Bob Knight, among others. Beilein would, in fact, hope to coach some day against Knight's Indiana Hoosiers.
It almost came true Thursday night, as Kevin Pittsnogle's 22 points sparked surging West Virginia's 65-60 victory over No. 24 Texas Tech in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

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